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Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-69 (1969): Butternut with Border
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-69 (1969): Butternut with Border
Periodical · 4 pages · weaving drafts
A Lily Mills leaflet from the Practical Weaving Suggestions series giving instructions for an overshot table mat called Butternut with Border, woven with emphasis on tabby. It includes the threading draft, warp setting (32 per inch), mercerized pearl cotton warp and six-strand floss pattern weft, thread counts and yarn quantities for eight mats. Three treadling patterns with different hems and colors are given, along with advice on choosing tabby shots between pattern shots and a section on treadling the draft in Rose Fashion versus as drawn in (Star Fashion).
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-70 (1970): Satin Honeycomb; a Six Harness Colonial Weave
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-70 (1970): Satin Honeycomb; a Six Harness Colonial Weave
Periodical · 4 pages · weaving drafts
A leaflet from Lily Mills' Practical Weaving Suggestions by Margaret Newman on Satin Honeycomb, a six-harness colonial weave used for white cotton counterpanes. It gives a threading draft, tie-up, treadling, sett and yarn requirements for a 14" x 21" mat, plus advice on tension, beating, draw-in and edges. A second section offers three four-harness honeycomb variations (conventional, reversed tabbies, twill) woven on napkins in perle cotton, and general rules for weaving honeycomb.

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